To what extent is Sinuiju, the closest city to China in North Korea, open to the public?

There are four major cities in North Korea, and Sinuiju is one of them. The transportation here is convenient, with airport, railway and shipping. It is less than two hundred meters from Dandong, China. There is an attraction here called Step Across. What I mean is that the distance between it and China is very short. Although this city is not big, it is very open. Let’s take a look at how open this city is.

Sinuiju’s economy is considered good for North Korea. Because of its proximity to China, it is an important hub connecting China. Chinese tourists can easily apply for one-day tours when traveling to Sinuiju. At first, Sinuiju only allowed Chinese tourists to live here. Later, with the development of tourism, people from other countries were also allowed to come here to stay overnight. In the new week, you will feel that your living habits are similar to those in China. Every day after school, the children go home and play happily, and people in state-owned units work very leisurely. Walking to the countryside, you can see people herding sheep and cattle everywhere, and you can also see some large agricultural machinery. New Week is the most important producer of food crops in North Korea.

Sinuiju and Dandong, my country, are connected by a bridge. Trade between China and North Korea is sent to North Korea through the city of Sinuiju. Their transactions with our country are very frequent. Hotels are also a major industry in Sinuiju. The main customers are Chinese. Many Chinese people come here to do business. Every day at meal time, some waiters will be organized to dance together at the entrance of the hotel to welcome customers from afar.

In this city, there are only more than 200 overseas Chinese households living here, and they come here to do business. Although their appearance is not big, they are very good at making money. There is a strange thing in Sinuiju, that is, tourists cannot cross the river to enter Sinuiju. We can only take a yacht, which also allowed us to understand the folk customs of Sinuiju. There is an amusement park here that looks very dilapidated and the walls are peeling off. Many of the rides inside are rusty, but only the Ferris wheel is regularly maintained. People from Sinuiju and Chinese tourists often meet on the Yalu River, which also shows the friendly coexistence between the two peoples.